Was the dropping of the atomic bombs justified?

On December 8th, 1941 the United states of America, “Land of the free and home to the brave” declared war upon the Empire of Japan in response to Japan’s surprise attack on Pearl Harbour the prior day. On December 7th, 1941, Pearl harbour was attacked and bombed by Japanese pilots without warning, destroying and crippling everything in their path. In one swift stroke Japan had silenced yet enraged the whole of the United States. To avenge all those American lives lost, the United States launched the Manhattan project, developing the greatest weapon created at that time, the Atomic Bomb. On August 6th, 1945, The Atomic Bomb was first unlatched from a bomber above the city of Hiroshima, reducing the city to rubble. Three days later, the next bomb was dropped on Nagasaki, marking the quick yet gruesome end of WWII. There has been a big debate and a lot of controversy towards the dropping of these two bombs; ‘Little Boy’ and ‘Fat man’. Was it really necessary? Some think it was necessary as the country had no other choice, but some people think differently and believe that the Atomic Bomb was an unnecessary sinister and shameful act. There are both valid and compelling arguments on both sides of this Ethical Dilemma. Many believe that the Atomic bomb was the lesser and a necessary evil. This is because in 1941, the Japanese launched a surprise attack at Pearl Harbour in Hawaii. The Americans believed that they had not done much against the Japanese but cut trading to try and stop them from invading more of southern Asia. But this enraged the Japanese more, causing them to attack the states. This attack was uncalled for, as behind the Japanese planes left utter chaos, 2,403 dead, 188 planes destroyed and the remains of the Pacific Fleet that included 8 damaged or destroyed battleships. The U.S wanted revenge for killing all those innocent people in one swipe, so they designed the Atomic bomb, a weapon that would cause mass destruction in a matter of seconds. It was so...

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